Disaster Risk

Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Martin Dahinden.
UN Photo/Emma Simmons

Japan to host world conference on disaster risk reduction in 2015 – UN

23 May 2013
Japan will host the world conference slated to be held in 2015 at which countries will adopt the successor to the current global blueprint for disaster risk reduction efforts, it was announced today at a United Nation forum on the issue that wrapped up in Geneva.
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson at the opening ceremony of the 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN global disasters forum opens with condolences for Oklahoma City tornado victims

21 May 2013
A United Nations forum dedicated to building resilience to disasters and making communities safer opened today in Geneva with expressions of sympathy for the people of Oklahoma City over the loss of life caused yesterday by a deadly tornado.
UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan.
UNDP

Importance of mobile technology during disasters highlighted at UN event

4 April 2013
A United Nations event, organized in conjunction with the Turkish Government, today highlighted the role of innovative mobile technology in saving lives when conflicts and disasters strike.